Smart TVs collect a surprising amount of your data
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"Smart TVs collect a surprising amount of your data" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include TechRadar, The New York Times, Tom's Hardware and Mashable. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 17d ago.
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Coverage (5)
- A Samsung smart TV security report makes some worrying privacy claims about the TVs, but this doesn't seem like much of a scandal TechRadar · 20d ago
- Your TV Might Be Listening to You. Here’s How to Stop It. The New York Times · 20d ago
- Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker Tom's Hardware · 20d ago
- Samsung TVs might use the mics of connected devices to listen to you, researcher says Mashable · 20d ago
- Smart TVs collect a surprising amount of your data Tom's Guide · 20d ago
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